Revenue problems and publisher control in esports

It’s almost 2023 and we’re closing in on another year in esports. Almost 12 years to be exact for me. I’m going to talk about a bit of a heavier topic for today with esports and revenue problems in esports and publisher control. Esports has seen a steady rise and growth recently from an external perspecctive. The reality is though that multiple companies are facing cash crunches in this tough macro environment. Overall, it has faced several challenges when it comes to generating and maintaining revenue. One of the main challenges faced by the esports industry is the lack of

How to fund your esports tournament prize pool

Hosting a tournament is always a difficult initiative. You’ve planned your tournament, gotten approvals from the publisher in esports, and figured out a theoretical esports tournament organizer business model. So now it’s time to pay the bills and get some revenues in for your tournament. Here’s 5 ways to to bring in revenue as an esports tournament organizer. Charge Money / Have buy-ins This method is quite unpopular but i’ll lead with it for a specific reason. Outside of a few games this method is not really liked by a ton of players. Unlike poker, this has not caught on